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[Long2Retire]

Trump’s Critics Are Wrong about the Fourteenth Amendment and Birthright Citizenship

http://www.nationalreview.com/birthright-citizenship-not-mandated-by-constitution

Political pundits believe that Trump should not press such divisive issues as immigration and citizenship. It is clear, however, that he has struck a popular chord — and touched an important issue that should be debated no matter how divisive. Both the Republican party and the Democratic party want to avoid the issue because, while both parties advocate some kind of reform, neither party has much interest in curbing illegal immigration: Republicans want cheap and exploitable labor and Democrats want future voters. Who will get the best of the bargain I will leave for others to decide.

Avoidance and manipulation of issues...Both sides do it.

Go Trump. Keep poking.

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[ONEBGG]

Thank You! Re: "Free! Post-Civil War reforms focused on injustices to African Americans. The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868 to protect the rights of native-born Black Americans, whose rights were being denied as recently-freed slaves. It was written in a manner so as to prevent state governments from ever denying citizenship to blacks born in the United States. But in 1868, the United States had no formal immigration policy, and the authors therefore saw no need to address immigration explicitly in the amendment. "

I have had many whom thought they knew what it was all about tell me I was wrong on this, it is good to see this here. It has saved me some research time.

Great Article!




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